Barque sortant du port

1895 film by Louis Lumière
  • 1895 (1895)
Running time
46 secondsCountryFranceLanguageSilent

Barque sortant du port (also known as Boat Leaving the Port) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.

The film consists of a single shot of a boat leaving the port, being rowed into rough seas by three men. This scene is observed by two women and children who are standing on a nearby jetty.

Production

It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1.[1]

Current status

Barque sortant du port (1895)

Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including The Movies Begin – A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894–1913 .[2]

References

  1. ^ "Technical Specifications". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  2. ^ "DVD". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-03-28.

External links

  • Complete Video at Dailymotion
  • Barque sortant du port at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Barque sortant du port on YouTube


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